> =dev-libs/openssl-1.1* has been masked since 26 Aug 2016 - that's over
> 2 years ago. I think it's time to talk about dropping the mask.
>
> The tracker issue https://bugs.gentoo.org/592438 currently has 12 open
> issues. Some will be closed by tree cleaning.
>
> package.mask also shows a number of packages being masked because
> their latest versions require >=dev-libs/openssl-1.1
>
> What's the plan for removing this mask?
>
> Thanks,
> ~Craig

I think we should make a plan for removing this mask. I'm not saying we
do it today or tomorrow - but we should do it someday.
Should we set a date for removing the mask? Should the tracker have 0
issues blocking it? Something else?
Thanks,
~Craig